C.A.F. is running several residential and non-residential children's aid and care projects from their center in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is fully supported by a very large, and ever-growing, number of compassionate and generous people in Andhra Pradesh, in India, and around the world.

At the organization's center, you can see how Child Aid Foundation is molding various types of disadvantaged children into well-educated, self-reliant young adults with many various good occupations including professions. You can also see how Child Aid Foundation helps the children to become successful and beneficial members of society, and how they then help the society in return.

The Child Aid Foundation was founded and is being administrated by a very reputable board of trustees coming from various professions and sections of society. Being completely unrelated to each other, they came together only for the sole goal of helping poor and needy children. The organization was officially registered on June 1st, 1993.

To enable disadvantaged children to pursue and complete their educations to as high a level as they desire and are capable of achieving.

Many innocent children are forced into critical situations through no fault of their own. If they do not receive aid and support, they become child laborers, street children, or even juvenile delinquents. Child Aid Foundation identifies and saves these types of children. In this way, it works in the areas of prevention and cure as it deals with both; the causes. and the effects. Child Aid Foundation transforms the very dependent and fragile child into an educated, confident, and self-reliant young adult in as short a time as possible. In this way, the maximum possible number of children are helped in the minimum possible time. A great number of children have already been saved and become assets to the society and country in which they live.

The number of children being referred and directly coming to Child Aid Foundation is ever increasing. It is necessary, therefore, to increase both the quality and quantity of care within the present center. Additionally, Child Aid Foundation is opening branch offices in various important cities. Subsequently, when the response and support from any city becomes sufficient, a full-fledged center will be started in that city.

Vision

All underprivileged and disadvantaged children must complete their educations, become fully self-reliant, and become beneficial members of the society as well as country.

The Founder & Director of Child Aid Foundation is Dr. A. Goswami (adopted Indian name), Ph.D. Born, raised, and educated in the New York City area of the U.S.A. He came to India in the 1980's for personal touring and research. It was not his plan to either remain in India or to start a social service organization. During his extensive travels throughout the length and breadth of the country, he repeatedly encountered many very poor and needy children such as slum children, street children, child laborers, and even juvenile delinquents. He was very moved by their plight and inspired to help them. Thus, the seed for the Child Aid Foundation was planted. Dr. Goswami acquired Indian citizenship and started working with such children in 1988 in an informal way on a trial basis. By 1993, the degree of success was such that he decided it was necessary to start a formal organization. Consequently, on June 1st, 1993, the Child Aid Foundation was established. Since then, there has been no looking back!

When you think of charity and social service in India, think of Child Aid Foundation organization and its projects. Child Aid Foundation is a leading, poor and needy child, aid and care organization. The following unique features make it "The Foundation of a Child's Life"!

1. A non-profit, non-political, secular, public charitable trust. The leading N.G.O. in Andhra Pradesh, India working in the areas of child welfare, child education, and child development. Serving and saving impoverished children since 1993

2. Helping children from anywhere

3. Helping both boys and girls

4. Helping children of all ages and academic levels

5. Helping on both a residential and non-residential basis

6. Providing comprehensive aid and care with the aim of enabling poor and needy children to pursue and complete their educations to as high a level as they desire and are capable of achieving

7. Registered with and officially recognized by the government. Granted 12-A tax exemption status by the government (Income Tax Department).

9. Granted F.C.R.A. registration and permission by the central government (Ministry of Home Affairs). Approved to receive contributions in foreign currencies and from foreign sources.

10. Non-dependent on governmental or foreign institutional funding

11. Supported by many private individual donations in cash and kind. Any size of donation, in cash or kind, gratefully accepted

12. A unique variety of donation schemes to choose from that suit everyone's preferences and budgets

13. Reputable board of trustees

14. Qualified and dedicated staff

15. Genuine, reputable, credible, and transparently managed

16. Inspection visits are most welcome and requested

17. A Telugu Association of North America (T.A.N.A.) official "Supported Project"

18. A GIVE India official "Partner N.G.O."

19. A "Credibility Alliance" official "Member" N.G.O.

20. An "Asha for Education" officially "Supported Project"

21. A "Charities Aid Foundation official "Charity Partner"

22. An Gupta Family Foundation official "Supported Organization"

23. A "NWA Aashraya" "Supported N.G.O."

23. A very genuine, reputable, credible, and transparently managed N.G.O.

Dr. A. Goswami

Founder & Director

Dr. V.V.B. Chowdary

Trustee & Patron

Azeez Shaik, M.B.A.

Trustee & General Manager

Srinivas Kotthapalli

Donation Boxes Project Manager

Venkatesh K.

Electrician & Plumber

Ramu L.

Carpenter & Welder

Srinivas Agnihotram

Chartered Accountant & Auditor

Arya G.P.M.K.

Accountant

Christopher M.

Computer Technician

Lakshmi M.

General Cleaner & Laundry Washer

Krishna Kumari P.

School Cleaner

Eswaramma A.

Cook

Nagakumari G.

Cook

Gangadhara Rao O.

School Teacher

Mary Kumari D.

School Teacher

Sailaja A.

School Teacher

Mary Y.

School Teacher

Suneetha B.

School Teacher

Sitamma D.

School Teacher

Anila Rani T.

School Teacher

Vardhani L.

School Teacher

Ram Mohan Reddy S.

School Teacher

Ramakrishna G.

School Teacher

Narasimham K.L.

School Teacher

Swarna Latha P.

School Principal

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80G Certificate

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OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

Child Aid Foundation has aided, cared for, developed, and transformed a great number of unfortunate children into educated, mature, responsible, and self-sufficient young adults with positive occupations, professions, and careers. All re now beneficial members of the society and country in which they live. We consider this to be our main achievement!

1. Child Aid Foundation was founded in 1993 and is serving and saving many poor and needy children since then.

2. Child Aid Foundation has been granted about one acre of land by the government of India for its many social service activities.

3. On its land, Child Aid Foundation has constructed permanent buildings that are being actively used for various charitable purposes.

4. Child Aid Foundation started by helping only a few children. It now has many children, boys and girls, under its care both residential and non-residential. The number of beneficiaries is ever increasing.

5. Child Aid Foundation is running a charitable hostel (dormitory) under the name of "Chatravas Hostel Project" wherein boys of various ages and academic levels reside full-time. These children receive comprehensive aid and care.

6. Child Aid Foundation is running "Vidya Education Project". A division of this project is the "S.V.B. High School". This is C.A.F.'s own, residential and non-residential school for boys and girls from the nursery to the tenth class/grade. After the 10th class, the children are admitted into higher educational institutes in the city. C.A.F. continues to sponsor all their educational and living expenses to as high an academic level as they desire and are capable of achieving.

7. Child Aid Foundation is running "Balika Girls Project" exclusively for the girl-child. Children in this division are non-residential, and may live anywhere in impoverished conditions. Child Aid Foundation sponsors whatever they need to pursue and complete their educations to as high a level as they desire and are capable of completing.

9. Child Aid Foundation has been granted 12-A, and 80-G status by the Income Tax Department. This means that very proper accounts must be maintained, audited, and submitted to the Income Tax Commissioner for scrutiny and approval at the end of every financial year. It also means that all donations to Child Aid Foundation are tax deductible.

10. Child Aid Foundation has also been granted Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (F.C.R.A.) registration and permission from the Ministry of Home Affairs. This registration and permission is granted only after a very thorough investigation of an organization by the concerned authorities including a personal visit from a Central Bureau of Investigation (C.B.I.) official. Such registration and permission means that Child Aid Foundation is permitted to receive donations from foreign sources.

11. Child Aid Foundation has also been awarded official recognition by the government Department of Woman Development and Child Welfare. Such recognition is awarded to an organization only after a very thorough inquiry by all concerned authorities including an official from the Police Commissioner and from the Director of the Woman Development and Child Welfare Department. Such recognition is proof that the organization is genuine, reputable, credible, and transparently managed. It also makes the organization eligible for government aid if the organization desires to apply for such aid. Official government recognition has been granted to only very few organizations in Child Aid Foundation's base state of Andhra Pradesh so far.

12. Child Aid Foundation’s school division has been awarded official recognition by the Department of Education. The concerned government officials regularly inspect the school and ensure that all rules and regulations are being strictly followed.

13. Child Aid Foundation has assisted many of the children who completed their educations with their initial job placements. Child Aid Foundation is one of the very few N.G.O.s who can truthfully state that they do not depend on any governmental or foreign institutional funding! Through many years of sincere hard work, Child Aid has developed a very large and dedicated group of private individual sponsors from within the state, within the country, and even outside the country. This is proof of the excellent reputation and support Child Aid Foundation has deservedly earned from the public and society.

14. Child Aid Foundation's activities and achievements have inspired dedicated, formal and informal, representatives and volunteers to work for the organization in various locations in the state, country, and abroad. It is Child Aid Foundation's goal and plan to first establish formal branch offices in these various locations and then, when the response and support becomes sufficient, establish full-fledged branch centers!

15. Child Aid Foundation is affiliated with, an official partner of, and is listed as well as promoted by many prestigious organizations. Such affiliation and partnership is only by invitation, and only for very genuine, reputable, and credible organizations that comply with an extensive list of these organizations' credibility and good practices norms. Some of the prominent organizations that partner with, list, and promote Child Aid Foundation are: GIVE India, Credibility Alliance, T.A.N.A, Foundation, NWA Aashraya, Asha For Education, Gupta Family Foundation, and Charities Aid Foundation.

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In addition to, or instead of, donating to Child Aid Foundation, you can also become a "Volunteer". How? It’s easy! Simply by creating awareness about C.A.F. There are many ways such awareness can be created. The simplest way to do so is to inform everyone about Child Aid Foundation. Many people are very eager to help support a genuine, reputable, and credible organization. They may not yet be aware, however, about C.A.F, which is exactly such an organization. A recommendation, or even introduction, from you would guide them to Child Aid Foundation.

You can inform people about C.A.F. individually, at informal get-togethers, or at meetings, programs, functions, and events. You can distribute C.A.F. literature, display C.A.F. banners, set up C.A.F. stalls/booths, and promote C.A.F. by and on the internet (social media sites, websites, emails, messages, etc.). You can enroll more C.A.F. volunteers, donors, and sponsors. You can form “C.A.F. Support Groups” that assist C.A.F. in various ways on a regular basis. You may also have your own good ideas on how to create awareness about and promote Child Aid Foundation. If so, we want to hear your ideas very much. In other words, you can do any, and as much or as little, volunteer work according to your preference, time, capacity, and ability.

We request you to inform as many people, in as many ways, as possible about C.A.F. so that they also can offer their very much needed assistance to the many poor and needy children under the care of Child Aid Foundation. We also request you to provide us with contact information about charitable minded people whom you actually know. We will contact them with your reference, introduce them to Child Aid Foundation, and request their very kind support.

Contact Details

C.A.F. Road

Patamatalanka, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

520015

For general enquiries

At the present cost of living, Child Aid Foundation is spending a minimum of Rs-5,000 (about $75) per month per child taking into account all direct and indirect expenses. This does not included educational expenses which vary according to the individual child's academic level, course being studied, institute enrolled in, etc. Child Aid Foundation is fully funded only by private donations in cash and kind. This is proof of the tremendous reputation, goodwill, and support that Child Aid Foundation has earned by many years of dedicated service. Child Aid Foundation has designed many various sponsorship schemes to suit everyone's preferences and budgets. Please see the Donation Schemes and select the one/s that you like most.

Child Aid Foundation is a very genuine, reputable, credible, and transparently managed social service organization. It is actually doing very valuable work for the society and country by helping poor and needy children. It not only wants but also really needs your very kind and generous support.

We invite and request you, or your representative, to visit our center and inspect all of our activities personally. We are very confident that you will be both very satisfied and impressed with our organization, center, projects, and activities. We also request you to tell as many people as possible about Child Aid Foundation so that they can also offer their very kind and much needed assistance to the many children under our care. Thank you very much for your very kind and generous support of our social service activities for the poor and needy children of India.

CUSTOM DONATION SCHEMES

You have been looking for the best possible way to perform social and charitable service. You have found it! You will be very surprised and satisfied to see the many, various, unique, and attractive sponsorship schemes listed below. They offer you the opportunity to provide the most effective and beneficial services to very poor and needy children. You may choose one or any number of the schemes listed. Since the beneficiaries of your kindness are very underprivileged and unfortunate children, your generosity and service is most meritorious.

Please Note: All of the donation schemes amounts are listed in Indian rupees. If you are sending your donation in another currency, please calculate the required amount based on the current exchange rate.

1. Residential Children's Home-Cooked Meal Sponsorships

Select your special day(s) every year, month, or even week to donate the residential children's home-cooked meals. Special days can be birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, holydays, or any days special for you. For your choice, we offer six various types of nutritious meal schemes. The amounts listed are for one meal for all the resident children. The attraction of this scheme is: The larger the donated amount, the more number of food items are prepared/arranged and served to the children.

1. Children's Regular Meal Sponsorship - Rs.750

2. Children's Special Meal Sponsorship - Rs.1,500

3. Children's Feast Meal Sponsorship - Rs.2,250

4. Children's Special Feast Meal Sponsorship - Rs.3,000

5. Children's Banquet Meal Sponsorship - Rs.3,750

6. Children's Special Banquet Meal Sponsorship - Rs.4,500

2. School Children's Midday Meal Sponsorships

One of the main reasons for many of the children's regular attendance in daily classes is the free midday meal provided to all the school children. Your sponsorship of these meals, therefore, both feeds and educates school children. Sponsor one day's midday meal for all of the free school's children.

Your sponsorship of these food items helps provide daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner to all the residential children. The purpose of providing these children their daily meals is to both nourish them and enable them to pursue their educations. The following amounts can be donated in cash or kind, and on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or yearly basis. Please note that, if needed or desired, any part of the listed full quantities/amounts can be donated instead of the full quantities/amounts.

The Child Aid Foundation center provides support, aid, and care to school, residential, and non-residential children. Your sponsorship of the following schemes, therefore, helps many children simultaneously. The following amounts can be donated on a monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or yearly basis.

The immediate objective is to enable underprivileged children to pursue and complete their educations. The final goal is for the children to achieve good occupations, become completely self-reliant, and to become beneficial members of the society as well as country. Your sponsorship of these schemes supports both the immediate objective and final goal. The following can be donated on a monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or yearly basis.

10. Children's School Free Transportation Sponsorship - Rs.2,500 per month (This sponsorship provides the school children free transportation to and from school and thus greatly increases their regular attendance in classes.)

6. Child's Living Sponsorships

The following can be donated on a monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or yearly basis.

1. Child's Maintenance Sponsorship - Rs.4,500 per year (This sponsorship provides one child with all personal living supplies and care such as clothing, bathing items, bedding items, toiletries, and medical care thus enabling the child to pursue education.)

These are general and comprehensive sponsorships which support the organization, center, projects, activities, and all the children under the care of Child Aid Foundation.

1. Become a Child Aid Fellow

Donate any amount (minimum Rs. 50,000) towards the start, development, or completion of any major program, project, or construction.

2. Become a Child Aid Patron

Donate any amount (minimum Rs. 25,000) towards the corpus fund of the Trust, which will be invested in a fixed deposit or equivalent for the future security of the children.

3. Become a Child Aid Shelterer

Donate any amount (minimum Rs. 1,000) per month towards the complete costs of running the children's residential center. This scheme directly benefits all of the resident and non-resident children. Payable monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or yearly.

4. Become a Child Aid Donor

Donate any amount (minimum Rs.5,000) per month to assist the many needy child aid and care projects and activities of the organization. Payable monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or yearly.

5. Become a Child Aid Contributor

Donate any amount to assist the many needy child aid and care projects and activities of the organization. Payable monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or yearly.

6. Become a Child Aid Nourisher

Donate any amount of any required food item (rice, lentils, wheat, milk, fruits, vegetables, oil, spices, etc.) on a regular basis. The donation may be given in kind or cash equivalent and can be donated daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or yearly.

7. Become a Child Aid Developer

Donate any permanent item or construction for the development of the Child Aid Foundation center and organization. The donation may be given in kind or cash equivalent. See the "C.A.F. Center & Organization Permanent Assets Donations" list below.

Child Aid Foundation is the only hope for many underprivileged, disadvantaged, and unfortunate children. Before coming under Child Aid's care, these children were without hope, and destined to become child laborers, street children, or even juvenile delinquents! There is a heart-breaking story behind every one of them. Now, however, these children are in the safe, caring, and loving hands of C.A.F. and you, the donors. On behalf of these children we request you to donate generously. Your donations literally save the lives of these children.

Listed below are six methods by which a donation can be made or sent to Child Aid Foundation. Please select the method that is most convenient for you. Whatever method you select, please inform us by email, message, or post of all eight details of your donation as listed in "Please Inform Us". You can also inform us by using the contact form in the "Contact" section of this website.

Please Inform Us:

a) Your full name

b) Your complete postal address

c) Your telephone numbers (a. residence, b. office, and c. mobile)

d) Your email address

e) The scheme(s) you have selected (required only for the "Custom Donation Schemes")

* An official receipt will be issued for all donations. Our receipt is also useful for tax deduction benefits to donors paying tax in India.

1. This Website's Own Payment Gateway

The simplest, easiest, and quickest way to make and send donations to Child Aid Foundation is to use the payment gateway facility in the "Donate Online" section of this website. Here you can use your credit cards, debit cards, wallets, and net bankings.

If you have selected particular donation scheme/s from our "Custom Donation Schemes" section, then please tell us the details of you selection/s by email, message, or post. You can also use the contact form in the "Contact" section of this website.

Payment Gateway Charges: Please note that a payment gateway service provider charges its percentage plus G.S.T. on funds sent by a payment gateway. Therefore, for all larger amounts we suggest that you send your donations by any non payment gateway method (e.g. account deposit, cheque, bank transfer, etc.).

2. Online Transfers

There are now many bank, including your bank, and company websites through which funds can be either transferred or sent online. All of these sites accept credit/debit cards. According to your preference and instruction, your donation can be either sent directly into Child Aid Foundation's accounts or delivered to Child Aid Foundation's office address in the form of a check/draft. In this case, please notify us of the date and amount of the transaction, the name of the service through which the transaction was made, and the "tracking number". Standing instructions can also be given by you to your bank to send your donation or regular donation installments for you from your bank directly to Child Aid Foundation using their online facilities.

Just a few examples of such service providers are: www.moneygram.com, www.westernunion.com, www.timesofmoney.com, www.sendmoneytoindia.com, www.cash2india.com, www.money2india.com, www.remitindia.com, www.moneytransfer.in, www.remit2india.com, etc. Please inquire, verify, and select any of such service providers according to your discretion. We do not endorse any particular service.

You can make your donations by any money instrument. Checks, drafts, money orders, and postal orders must be crossed, made out to Child Aid Foundation, and delivered or sent to: Child Aid Foundation, C.A.F. Road, Patamatalanka, Vijayawada, A.P., 520010, India. Standing instructions can also be given by you to your bank to send the donation, or regular donation installments, for you by instrument, from your bank directly to Child Aid Foundation.

Checks, drafts, and cash may be also deposited into our accounts in any ICICI Bank/ATM. Our accounts details are:

If you want to donate to Child Aid Foundation and also avail of U.S.A. tax deduction benefits you can do so by sending your donations through any of the many, U.S.A. registered organizations, especially the Indian community ones, which have tax exemption status and offer this service. Donors in other countries can do the same through similar organizations, especially Indian community ones, registered in their countries. Please inquire, verify, and select any of such organizations according to your discretion. We do not endorse any particular organization.

* Telugu Association of North America (T.A.N.A.)

One good example of such an organization is the Telugu Association of North America (T.A.N.A.), of which Child Aid Foundation is an official "Supported Project". If you want to send your donation to Child Aid Foundation through T.A.N.A., and avail of U.S.A. tax deduction benefits, please contact the TANA Foundation Treasurer Mr. Sasikanth Vallepalli at: 917 459 2885.

All cheques/drafts should be crossed, made out to Child Aid Foundation, and delivered or sent to: Child Aid Foundation, C.A.F. Road, Patamatalanka, Vijayawada, A.P., 520015, India.
* Our bank accounts are in the name of: Child Aid Foundation. If you are an Indian citizen then transfer your donation only into our ICICI Bank account. If you are a non-Indian citizen then transfer your donation only into our Kotak Mahindra Bank account.

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RETURN/ REFUND POLICY:

The organization takes the responsibility to process donations as per the instructions given by our donors, online and offline. However, in case of an unlikely event of an erroneous donation or if the donor would like to apply for a refund, the organization will respond to the donor within 15 working days of receiving a valid request for refund from the donor. The timely refund of the donation will depend upon the type of credit card/banking instrument used during the transaction. The donor will have to send a mail to the organization requesting refund within 2 working days of making the donation, along with payment receipt and person details necessary for initiating refund.

Child Aid Foundation is not obliged to make refunds and may, in its discretion, decline any requests for refund of donations, particularly if a tax exemption certificate has been issued.